The Living Museum

Thematic A World Without Limits Curated by Leroy T. Walker and Nancy Buirski

Dr. Janoz Martin helps the mental patients at Creedmore Psychiatric Hospital “turn their vulnerabilities into weapons, through art.” He oversees the Living Museum, an annex at Creedmore where the mentally ill become artists. Without romanticizing the horrors of mental illness, director Jessica Yu captures the beauty of it. The artists’ work speaks for itself. As they create and discuss their work, the fine line between creativity and “madness” all but dissolves.

Director

Jessica Yu

Producers

Dawn Parouse, Living Works

Release Year

1998

Festival Year

1999

Country

United States

Run Time

81 minutes